Captain Granados was born in Bogota, Colombia. He immigrated to the United States at age 14 settling in Los Angeles, California. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps Reserves completing recruit training at MCRD San Diego in 1987. He attended Field Artillery MOS School at Fort Sill in Lawton, Oklahoma becoming a Fire Direction Controlman. He completed his Marine Corps service in 1994 separating with the rank of Sergeant.
Captain Granados attended UCLA graduating with a BA degree in Political Science in 1992. In 2000, he graduated from Western University of Health Sciences as a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine under the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program. He then reported to Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton for his Internship in Family Medicine.
In 2001, he was assigned as Battalion Surgeon for 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division and deployed to Okinawa. His unit embarked onboard the USS Essex (LHD-2) as part of the 31st MEU and conducted various Theater Security Cooperation exercises in Guam, Tinian, and the Philippines. In 2003, he became the Battalion Surgeon for Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division where he tracked and coordinated follow-on care for wounded personnel returning from Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Captain Granados returned to Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton and completed his Family Medicine Residency in 2007. He was then assigned to Naval Branch Health Clinic, NSA Bahrain. From there, he was temporarily assigned as one of three Emergency Medicine physicians at Naval Hospital Sigonella, Italy. In 2008, he was selected as Department Head for Branch Health Clinic, NTC where he created the first Patient-Centered Medical Home in the West Coast. In 2010, he was selected as Department Head and Senior Medical Officer onboard USS Makin Island (LHD-8) making her maiden deployment to the Western Pacific and the Middle East. In 2013, he was selected as Department Head for Branch Health Clinics Chula Vista and Eastlake. In 2014, while deployed as Senior Medical Advisor for the Armed Forces of Liberia, he was the only American military physician in country when the Ebola pandemic started. He created an Ebola Education Campaign for his team, which was later adopted by the Liberian Ministry of Health. He also created the Ebola Mitigation Guidelines, which were adopted by the Armed Forces of Liberia maintaining force readiness. Upon returning from West Africa, he was selected as the 3rd Marine Logistics Group Surgeon based out of Camp Kinser, Okinawa, leading various medical teams in different missions in Mongolia, the Philippines, and Sri Lanka. In 2017, he was selected as the Medical Director for nine branch medical clinics at Naval Medical Center San Diego and later selected as inaugural Director, Warrior Transition. While at Naval Medical Center San Diego, he deployed in support of Pacific Partnership 2019 onboard the USNS Fall River (EPF-4) serving as Senior Medical Officer and leading various Community Health Engagement missions in the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, and Timor Leste. In 2020, he was selected as Fleet Surgical Team ONE Officer-In-Charge deploying to East Africa and the Middle East as CATF Surgeon for COMPHIBRON THREE onboard USS Makin Island (LHD-8). In 2022, he became the inaugural Executive Officer for a newly established Echelon V command, Expeditionary Medical Facility 150 Alpha at Camp Pendleton and in June 2024, he will assume command of Field Medical Training Battalion West also at Camp Pendleton.
Captain Granados’ personal decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal (2 awards), Joint Commendation Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (5 awards), Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (2 awards), and numerous unit awards.
Captain Granados is married to his college sweetheart, Ms. Myrna Paredes, and they have two children, Elena 24 and Matthew 22.